Quality Time

March 15, 2013 10:06 p.m. ET

"George Daniels: A Master Watchmaker & His Art," by Michael Clerizo (Thames & Hudson, $95), surveys the life and timepieces of the noted British horologist, who died in 2011 at age 85. Daniels's fascination with watches began at age 5, when he first took one apart, writes Mr. Clerizo (a WSJ. Magazine contributing editor). In his lifetime he completed only 25 pieces, each component painstakingly made by hand with old-fashioned tools. So far, his work has stood the test of time: In a Sotheby's auction of his collection last November, his Space Traveler II watch sold for $2.1 million, a new record for...